I can’t believe it is winter again!  After a freezing cold late November portrait shoot on the High Line a few weeks ago, I was reminded that just because it is cold outside, it doesn’t mean you have to go indoors for portraits and loose the beautiful natural daylight.  Just plan ahead with a few layers of clothes, and you are good to go.

One of my favorite winter portrait sessions of 2013 was back in February on a cold Sunday afternoon. I went with Alissa Schwartz to Red Hook, Brooklyn to take some portraits for her to use on her business website, and it was a great success!  She had done her own location scouting and had found a variety of buildings to fit with the feel of her business – Solid Fire Consulting.  She wanted to convey a dynamic, enterprising feel, full of energy and fun, and she had picked some perfect colors as backgrounds to brighten up a gray winter day.  And she kept on laughing, despite the snow flurries and cold fingers and toes.  I think that is one of the key factors that makes great portraits – you can tell when someone is having fun.

Below are some of the photos from our afternoon ~ and then check out how the photos were used on her website.

This week Wed-Sat, I am photographing for the High Line – 4 days of performances as a part of their Step to the High Line series.

These are a few pre-shoot Instagram photos of one of the teams warming up for their step performance.  More pics from Wednesday evening’s live performance with Organized Chaos (Brooklyn, NY) vs. Molloy Boys (Queens, NY) will be posted on the High Line blog.

Come on out tonight and tomorrow night at 6:30pm, or LEARN some step basics with Stomp the Yard star Seye Charles at the workshop on Saturday at 3:00pm – followed by a showcase performance at 4:00pm!